CSU + Adobe XD Creative Jam
Participants from eight different CSU schools — including Cal Poly — took part in CSU + Adobe XD Creative Jam on Oct. 11–12. Creative Jams, an event series where local thought leaders share a behind-the-scene peek into their processes and projects; meanwhile, teams compete in a tournament that puts their creative skills to the test using Adobe Creative Cloud.
Creative Jam participant and second-year art and design major Bianca Gomez shares about her experience:
On Oct. 11, 50 students gathered to participate in Adobe’s CSU Creative Jam 2019.
There were 11 groups with 3-5 students per team.
Everyone got free Adobe swag, including this cute sketchbook. Food and drinks
were also provided to the participants.
In the first two hours, all the teams were gathered in one room and given a
crash course about how to use Adobe XD through a live stream. After, every
team had two more hours to build their app prototype using the program.
We were given the task to create an app that addresses students’
basic needs insecurities. After brainstorming ideas, we decided to
create an app that deals with mental health by providing students
a resource to talk with others.
Even though no one on my team had used Adobe XD before, the program was
very easy to use, and we had a lot of freedom in the design and flow of the app.
We finished just in time and watched every team from San Jose State
and Cal Poly present their projects before we presented
our own over a video conference.
